I'm really worried about my 16-year-old brother. He's been having this sharp pain in his chest whenever he takes a deep breath, and it's been going on for a couple of months. We initially thought it might be because of junk food, but he's actually stopped eating it for about 8 months now. I'm trying to figure out what could be causing this pain when he breathes deeply. Could it be something serious? What should we do about it?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

General Practitioner

MBBS
5+ Yrs

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do chest xray and proceed further

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Answered 04/07/2025

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take one course of oral antibiotics

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when symptoms exacerbated take asthalin

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